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Championship | Gameweek 20
Dec 9, 2023 at 3pm UK
King Power Stadium
Plymouth Argyle

Leicester
4 - 0
Plymouth

Mavididi (14' pen., 52'), Daka (49'), Ndidi (55')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Gibson (42'), Miller (44'), Galloway (67')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Leicester City and Plymouth Argyle, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: West Brom 1-2 Leicester
Saturday, December 2 at 12.30pm in Championship
Last Game: Plymouth 2-1 Stoke
Saturday, December 2 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Leicester City 2-0 Plymouth Argyle

Leicester will be delighted to be back at the King Power following two tricky Championship outings, where the home faithful will demand maximum points and a dominant display from the league leaders. Plymouth are one of three sides in the Championship who are yet to taste success on the road this season, so we are expecting the Pilgrims to struggle in the East Midlands on Saturday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 65.28%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for Plymouth Argyle had a probability of 15.42%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.87%) and 1-0 (9.33%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9%), while for a Plymouth Argyle win it was 1-2 (4.34%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.

Result
Leicester CityDrawPlymouth Argyle
65.28% (-0.072000000000003 -0.07) 19.3% (0.047000000000001 0.05) 15.42% (0.023 0.02)
Both teams to score 54.97% (-0.115 -0.12)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.09% (-0.175 -0.18)38.91% (0.173 0.17)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.77% (-0.184 -0.18)61.22% (0.182 0.18)
Leicester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.82% (-0.070999999999998 -0.07)11.17% (0.068 0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.34% (-0.15100000000001 -0.15)35.66% (0.149 0.15)
Plymouth Argyle Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.89% (-0.079999999999998 -0.08)38.11% (0.078000000000003 0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.13% (-0.077999999999999 -0.08)74.87% (0.076999999999998 0.08)
Score Analysis
    Leicester City 65.27%
    Plymouth Argyle 15.42%
    Draw 19.3%
Leicester CityDrawPlymouth Argyle
2-0 @ 10.22% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
2-1 @ 9.87% (0.004999999999999 0)
1-0 @ 9.33% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
3-0 @ 7.47% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-1 @ 7.21% (-0.017 -0.02)
4-0 @ 4.09% (-0.012 -0.01)
4-1 @ 3.95% (-0.02 -0.02)
3-2 @ 3.48% (-0.015 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.91% (-0.014 -0.01)
5-0 @ 1.79% (-0.01 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.73% (-0.013 -0.01)
Other @ 4.23%
Total : 65.27%
1-1 @ 9% (0.029 0.03)
2-2 @ 4.76% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-0 @ 4.26% (0.035 0.04)
3-3 @ 1.12% (-0.0069999999999999 -0.01)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 19.3%
1-2 @ 4.34% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-1 @ 4.11% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
0-2 @ 1.98% (0.008 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.53% (-0.006 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.4% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.06%
Total : 15.42%

How you voted: Leicester vs Plymouth

Leicester City
97.1%
Draw
2.9%
Plymouth Argyle
0.0%
35
Head to Head
Feb 20, 2010 3pm
Plymouth
1-1
Leicester
Noone (39')
Arnason (26')
Arnason (32' og.)
Brown (54'), Gallagher (78')
Nov 21, 2009 3pm
Feb 9, 2008 3pm
Leicester
0-1
Plymouth

Howard (30'), Hume (78'), Laczko (90')
Halmosi (34')
Connolly (45')
Sep 1, 2007 3pm
Apr 9, 2007 3pm
Plymouth
3-0
Leicester
Halmosi (15'), Ebanks-Blake (46'), Hayles (62')

Jarrett (62')
rhs 2.0
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1Leeds UnitedLeeds30189360194163
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd30196541212061
3Burnley30151323692758
4Sunderland291510442241855
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn30136113429545
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom301014639271244
7Middlesbrough29128947361144
8Norwich CityNorwich30119104942742
9Bristol City30101283835342
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds30119104346-342
11Coventry CityCoventry30118114138341
12Watford30125134042-241
13Millwall301010103027340
14Queens Park RangersQPR30911103339-638
15Preston North EndPreston3081393338-537
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd30910113444-1037
17Swansea CitySwansea3097143242-1034
18Stoke CityStoke30711122837-932
19Cardiff CityCardiff30710133351-1831
20Portsmouth3079143652-1630
21Hull City3078153140-929
22Derby CountyDerby3076173241-927
23Luton TownLuton3076173049-1927
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth30510152963-3425


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